Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-02

+. w. Glass, Of this city, was elect
ed Grand Treas. of the u. b. Il. or.
der for three consecutive years. He
was elected Grand Master Of the
State last week, by large majority
The u. d. +. order is the strongest
colored organization in the state.
Bassett & Cos. stock of Dry Good
is now on the shelf aud his grand
opening comes of tomorrow, (Sat-
urday). They are especially DESTROYS
that the ladies come and see the ex-
cellent line of new goods. AS many
as can should attend.
Mr.. Mendel, of Louisville, has
rented Mrs. NJ. N. Roach's house on
Clay street and will occupy 1t this
week. Mr.. Mendel's family consists
of seven persons, all adults. The
KENTucKIAS extends 10 him cor
dial welcome to our city.
Mr.. G. w. Metcalfe, of the Metcalfe
Mani. Co, showed us yesterday, a
double engine the company had just
made for the Greenville Coal Com
pany, to be used in hosting coal. II
is one of the prettiest pieces of ma
chinery to he found anywhere and
reflects credit on the company.
We are still adding new names TO
our list despite the dull times. The
continued story feature seems to meet
want of large number of our sub
scribers, and we will keep our col
umns supplied with none but the
best serials. II you should read this
and are not a subscriber, make up
your mind to give il a trial.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Farms
worth, widow of the late II. A.
Farnsworth, near Pee Dee, was de-
stroyed by fire last Monday. The
fire caught from a defective fue in
the kitchen. The loss was about
$1,000, including household effects
There was some insurance, but not
enough TO cover the losses.
Mr.. P. A. Cushman will this fall
SOW so acres of English bluegrass
instead of putting in wheat crop
He thinks there will be more money
in grass than wheat. The seed can
be gathered the first year and il will
then yield crop for several years
without Resolving and afford fine
pasturage several months in the year
That old veteran of the Baptist
church, Rev. j. U. Spurlin, has start
ed protracted meeting at the Brick
church, lie has just held two Other
meetings and has been preaching
every day for six weeks, but shows
no signs of exhaustion yet, and hal
started boldly into his third single
handed fight with Satan this season
Willie Garnett, a 10-year-old son
of Mr.. w. W. Garnett, of Pembroke
boarded the express train Friday
morning, installing it for the accom-
mediation. Learning that the train did
not stop at Pembroke hejumped from
the platform steps while the train wa
running. He was badly injured, his
head and face being cut and gashed
10 horrible manner. AT last &C
counts he was doing well, though moi
out of danger.
In some parts of the county ther'
has been no rain ofconsequence since
the first of June. The Church Hill
the Newstead and the Belleview
neighborhoods have suffered mucl
from the drouth. The tobacco croI
will be hardly third of a crop unlesl
II is seasonable from this time on
Much of the crop is still small
and is needing rain badly. The corr
crop has been damaged verl
materially, though we are no
prepared to give an estimate of wha
the crop will be. Many fields tina
promised good yields early in thu
season will not turn out more thai
two or three barrels Of "nubbins" L
the ache. The clover crop is also SUI
rering for rain and will be almos
unfit to cut if the drouth continues
While there have been frequen
showers in certain sections there ha
been but one general rain--that o
Aue. 5th-since June l, and evel
that one was too light to do nue.
good in some portions of the county